(20 ILCS 505/8) (from Ch. 23, par. 5008)
Sec. 8. Scholarships and fee waivers. Each year the Department may
select from among the youth under care, youth who aged out of care at age 18 or older, or youth formerly under care
who have been adopted or are in a guardianship placement, a
maximum of 48 students (at least 4 of whom shall be
children of veterans) who have earned a high school diploma from a public school district or a recognized nonpublic school or a certificate of general education development (GED), or who have met the State criteria for high school graduation; the youth selected shall be eligible for scholarships
and fee waivers which will entitle them to 4 consecutive years of community
college, university, or college education. Selection shall be made on the
basis of scholastic record, aptitude, and general interest in higher
education. In accordance with this Act, tuition scholarships and fee waivers
shall be available to such students at any university or college maintained by
the State of Illinois. The Department shall provide maintenance and school
expenses, except tuition and fees, during the academic years to supplement
the students' earnings or other resources so long as they consistently
maintain scholastic records which are acceptable to their schools and to
the Department. Students may attend other colleges and universities, if
scholarships are awarded them, and receive the same benefits for maintenance
and other expenses as those students attending any Illinois State community
college, university, or college under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 97-799, eff. 7-13-12.)
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